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Know what you expose, and which of it is weak.

A bounded, specialist-led assessment that builds a reviewed picture of your external attack surface, then identifies, validates and ranks the weaknesses across it. The emphasis is breadth and accuracy: what exists, what is weak, what comes first.

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Vulnerability & Attack Surface Assessment at a glance
Purpose
Establish what is exposed and what is weak
Deliverables
Reviewed asset inventory, Findings register, False-positive record, Prioritized remediation plan
Starts with
Agreed scope and written authorization

Overview

What vulnerability and attack surface assessment is for.

Vulnerability lists are only useful when they are accurate and cover the right systems. The assessment starts by establishing which internet-facing assets belong to the organization, then reviews them for known weaknesses, misconfiguration and unnecessary exposure.

Specialists review every result instead of forwarding raw scanner output. False positives are removed, findings are validated where that can be done safely, and severity reflects your context. Where Threatless software supports the work, the report says so.

Suited to

  • Establishing a baseline before a longer security program
  • After mergers, acquisitions or rapid cloud growth
  • When scanner output has become too noisy to act on
  • Preparing a focused scope for a later penetration test

Typically in scope

  • Attribution of internet-facing domains, hosts and services to the organization
  • Exposed services, technologies and versions
  • Known vulnerabilities and common misconfiguration
  • Certificate, DNS and email security configuration
  • Unnecessary or forgotten exposure

Approach

How the work is done.

The steps every engagement follows, at the level we share publicly.

  1. 01

    Agree seeds and scope

    Start from what you know, such as domains, address ranges, cloud accounts and brands, plus clear exclusions.
  2. 02

    Discover and attribute

    Identify internet-facing assets and confirm which belong to you before assessing them.
  3. 03

    Assess

    Review assets for known weaknesses and misconfiguration using non-intrusive techniques.
  4. 04

    Confirm and classify

    Remove false positives, confirm findings where it is safe to do so and rate severity in context.
  5. 05

    Prioritize and report

    Deliver an asset inventory, a findings register and a remediation plan ordered by risk.

Deliverables

What you receive.

Deliverables are confirmed in writing during scoping, so you know exactly what to expect before the work begins.

01Reviewed asset inventory
Internet-facing assets attributed to the organization within scope, with ownership notes where known.
02Findings register
Each weakness with severity, validation status and supporting evidence.
03False-positive record
What was dismissed and why, so the same noise does not return.
04Prioritized remediation plan
An ordered list your teams can schedule, starting with the exposure that matters most.

Before we start

What we need, and what is not included.

What we need from you

  • Written authorization covering the systems to be assessed
  • Seed information such as domains, address ranges and cloud accounts
  • Known exclusions, such as third-party hosted systems you cannot authorize
  • A contact who can confirm ownership of ambiguous assets

Not included

  • Exploitation beyond safe validation. That is the role of a penetration test.
  • Assessment of assets that cannot be attributed to you or that you cannot authorize.
  • A guarantee that every exposed asset is discovered. Discovery is bounded by scope and available information.

Related technology

Where software helps.

  • External Attack Surface Management

    Threatless Surface

    Software designed for ongoing external visibility between assessments.

    Explore Surface

  • Advanced Vulnerability Assessment

    Threatless DeepScan

    Designed for deeper assessment of the systems an assessment flags as important.

    Explore DeepScan

Questions

What teams ask before scoping.

How is this different from Threatless Surface?

This is a bounded, human-led engagement that ends in a report. Threatless Surface is software designed for ongoing external visibility. The assessment is often a good starting point, and the two complement each other.

Is the assessment intrusive?

No. It uses non-intrusive techniques. Exploitation to demonstrate impact belongs in a penetration test, which can follow if needed.

How do you handle assets that might not be ours?

Ambiguous assets are flagged for your confirmation before they are assessed. Nothing is assessed without authorization.

Vulnerability & Attack Surface Assessment

Start with a clear picture of what you expose.

Describe what you know about your footprint, the gaps you suspect and any deadline. We will propose a scope. Nothing is assessed until it is authorized in writing.

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